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Not long after the launch of the Apple iPad 3G, AT&T is now offering international data plans for roaming with the device. AT&T’s data plans begin at 20MB of data access for $24.99 and end at 200MB of access for $199.99, identical to its international data plans for phones.

Not long after HTC and Sprint cut a swath through CTIA with the debut of the highly anticipated HTC Evo 4G, HTC representatives have confirmed that the device will not support simultaneous 3G voice and 4G data access. “If you’re using 4G for data, you can’t use CDMA for voice. Currently the only way to […]

Update: AT&T has responded, stating that the policy of forcing smartphone data plans regardless of subsidy has been in effect since the last major change in plan alignment last September, despite no explicit mention in the Terms and Conditions about the policy in regards to unlocked smart devices being used on the carrier.Â AT&T further […]

Following last year’s forced data plan debacle and removal of unlimited data on high-end featurephones, Verizon will be modifying its current forced data plan policy to add more phones and will bring back unlimited on device data. The following phones will fall under the new 3G Multimedia category which will require the new $9.99 25MB […]

After a week and half of the biggest mistakes and missteps a carrier and service provider can make, Microsoft Corporate VP of Premium Mobile Experiences Roz Ho has confirmed that most, if not all Sidekick user data thought lost has been completely recovered after a thorough system rebuild with the next restoration update available on […]

Not long after the data access debacle that crippled data access for Sidekick users last week, T-Mobile and Danger have confirmed that a massive server failure in one of Danger’s data centers has led to the possible permanent loss of user and device data for many, if not all Sidekick users. Since the Sidekick relies […]

In lockstep with Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile, AT&T will now require any purchase of a smart device under a new agreement to be bundled with a smartphone data plan beginning on September 6th in a statement released to the press today. AT&T is justifying the move by stating that smartphone users use a greater quantity […]

A new MVNO out of Conneticut is touting unlimited 3G data and voice access over its own data network without contracts and a lineup of Windows Mobile devices. Zer01 Mobile is currently ramping up for a debut at CTIA next April, and has launched a website that promotes their forthcoming service and closed beta invitation. […]

PhoneNews.com can confirm new data plans going forward for AT&T GoPhone customers on Pay As You Go and Pick Your Plan. Beginning early next month, customers will be able to choose between the 1MB option for $4.99 and 100MB for $19.99 but AT&T has decided to eliminate the $9.99 5 MB option from the new […]

Starting on January 25th, AT&T will be dropping the venerable Media Net brand for data and messaging services used since the pre-merger Cingular days. In its place, AT&T will be branding the new data/messaging bundles and separate add-ons under the new AT&T Data & Messaging brand.Â AT&T will be keeping the $15 data-only add-on which […]